An attorney who represents Columbia in the Missouri House is considering filing legislation that would ban teens from being able to purchase semiautomatic weapons in Missouri. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) made his announcement in a Thursday Twitter post. 18 students and two teachers were killed in this week’s deadly shooting at a rural …
Missouri commodity groups pleased with passage of eminent domain legislation
(Story has been updated to include information that Grain Belt is specifically exempt from the legislation, and that it only impacts future projects) Missouri Farm Bureau and two Columbia-based agricultural groups are praising the Legislature’s passage of eminent domain legislation, in response to the Grain Belt project in northern Missouri. It’s important to note that …
Basye: Rural Missouri school administrators worried about $38,000 starting salaries for teachers
A veteran mid-Missouri state lawmaker says tension over congressional redistricting kept the GOP-controlled Legislature from accomplishing a lot more this session. State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) says the issue dominated the entire session, including time in private House GOP caucus meetings. “Even on our House (GOP) caucus, we had hours I mean multiple caucuses to …
Proposed new Missouri congressional redistricting map splits Columbia near I-70
A veteran mid-Missouri state lawmaker is hopeful the House will approve a new congressional redistricting map by early next week. The proposed new House map splits Columbia into two districts, but it’s difficult to see where the boundary is. State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport), who serves on the House Special Committee on Redistricting, has spoken …
(AUDIO) State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) is cautiously optimistic Missouri lawmakers will approve new congressional redistricting map
A new congressional redistricting map that’s been approved by a Missouri House committee is a solid 6-2 GOP map, and puts more Republican voters in U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner’s (R-Ballwin) district. It also keeps U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) and Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-Kansas City) districts solidly blue. There are several changes in mid-Missouri, under …
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